Polymorphism and distribution of the Secretor α(1,2) -fucosyltransferase gene in various Taiwanese populations

Transfusion

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1279-1284

  Yu, Lung Chih ^a   Chu, Chen Ng ^a   Chan, Yung Syu ^a   Chang, Ching Yi ^a   Twu, Yuh Ching ^a   Lee, Hui Lin ^a   Lin, Marie ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE;

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034778690     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41101279.x     Document Type: Article

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